Chasm: Elevation Premieres at Miami's Art Basel

Miami FL

01 December, 2021

11:22 AM

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Julia Sinelnikova AKA The Oracle's lights sculptures have exhibited at the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston and the Tides Institute & Museum of Art in Maine. This week, the nonbinary artist's work will be among the pieces featured at The Chasm: Elevation exhibit taking place at Center for The Higher Self, 3204 NW 2nd Ave. On showcase will be their "Crystal Fragments" series of hanging holographic light sculptures and hand cut "Fairy Organs" sculptures. "Fairy Organs" by Julia Sinelnikova AKA The Oracle "My Fairy Organs draw on the myths of the fairies and today's malleability of human appearance in both physical form and online," Julia Sinelnikova AKA The Oracle explains. "In my role as The Oracle, I see myself as giving birth to the living sculptures, channeling an archetypical woman sorceress." Their process involves documenting light patterns and nature through photography and video, and translating these into the basis for both hand-cut and welded sculptures brought to life through LEDs and projections. They see their sculptural objects as artifacts from a synthetic whole, an expansive performance ranging from research of natural moss patterns to poetry, light art and theatre. The immersive "Crystal Fragments" exhibit by Julia Sinelnikova AKA The Oracle The "Crystal Fragments" exhibit is an immersive piece as it crawls throughout the ceiling and walls with projectors pointed at it reflecting patterns throughout the space, creating a womb-like setting for the audience's healing and self-observation. The Chasm: Elevation exhibit is open now and runs through Dec 5. The showcase will culminate with an event on December 4, featuring live music performances, DJs, tarot readings and an alcohol-free elixir bar , presented by the hemp soft drink Mad Tasty, the safe-water organization Drop4Drop, and the distilled non-alcoholic beverage company Spiritless. Madi Dangerously and music medicine woman Lavva will perform healing sounds and Julia Sinelnikova AKA The Oracle will perform tracks from their Lost Amulet EP including "Dark Iridescent" and new single, "Dissociative State." Visit http://chasm.nyc